Bag-frame.



C. HIERING & A. FULLER.

BAG FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE'IQ, 1907.

Patentd Jul 27, 1909.

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' 0. HIBRING & A. FULLER.

BAG FRAME. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1907.

Patentd July 27. 1 909.

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*onnrs'ri'an ni n-Ino anelftnnnr F LLER. or NEWARK, NEW JERsEY, ASSIGNORS To THE :J. n soorr COMPANY. or NEWARK. NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY.

BAG-FRAME at. seems;

' 1o will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to'make anduse the same.

Hitherto, .in the construction of bag frames of the typeto whichour invention relates, it has been customary to provide an inwardly. extending integral projection from one of the frame'members for the purpose of supporting fastening means forthe supplemental frame member. This construction was objectionable, inasmuch as the frame membersbeing blanked from sheet-metal resultedfin large wasteol' material. Again, it has been proposed tosolder this extension to pthe inner. edge of the frame member, but thisihas been found to be objectionable, for the reason that in the polishing and bufling ofgthef frame-.members,preparatory to at tachingf the bag bodies thereto, such soldered extension would frequently become detached from the frame member, and thus render the entire i'raine useless or cause much inconvenienceand loss of time in repairing. "lheobiectol' our invention is to overcome .thcsediliicultics, and to provide a bag frame and fasteningmeans, simple in construction,

.disarranged. j s i The inwardly 1 extending" projection to "which we have above referred, admirably 1 adapted for other uses tl'ian that of forming afastening means for the inner l'rame; for example, we may provide the projection "with variousfastening devices for securing .iillercnt articles within thodia g; as rings, keysgpurses andfthe likeu': Moreover, the K proje ,tion may take various forms for the ya'rio'us purposesto which it may be put, for *ex'amp lefwemay :proyide'it with an integral springhook, ora strap loop, or simply a but- -to1i-.""' The means of to the bagfranie ma y vary in accordance "with. the style of bag fraine used, as where the ordinary angularframe is'used, the upper broad edge of the plate which carries the ex- F tension may be inserted between an inlay 05 member and the edge of the bag body, or,

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 I Application filed. June is, 1907. Serial at. 379,810.

easy'to manipulate, and not liable to become e'curing'said extension Patented Jul 27, 1909.

where what has come to be known in the art as a pinch-frame is used, that is, a frameni' *tudinal head which is received into the con cavity of the frame member. along with the edge of the bag body, the frame member itself being pinched against the bag body and. the plate Again, We may make the up per edge of the plate tubular, or substantially circular in cross-section, providing the meeting edges of the tubular part with serrations; in'this case, the edgeof the bag body is inserted into the tubular portion which is then pinched down upon the edge,- and the 7 edge thus armed with a head is inserted into theslot of the pinch frame, which is then closed overthe beaded edge of the plate.

Q" In theei-mmtifications'illustrated in the drawings, and hereinafter referred to, it is to. be-understood that any form of fastening for the plate to. the, bag frame may be cop led with any of the forms of' spring hoe (S, loops, fasteners, buttons and the like.

In carrying out our invention, we make use of the st fuctures illustrated in the ac companying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side view of a com )lete bag with a portion of the bag body bro (en away which composes the interior )arts. Fig. 2 is an end v ew of the same. ig. 3 is an enlarged View of the frames, showing the relative positions thereof, in connection with the lock. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-section on line 4t---4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an end view showing the bag opened with the interior frame also open, to afford access to each conipartment-of thebag. Fig. 6 ilh'lstrates the method of securing a hooked extension to the ordinary angle frame. -.Fig. 7 illustrates in cross-section,- an enlarged viewof the plate, secured between the inlay member and thdsbagbody. l*ig. 8 is a cross-section illustrating a lratheror fabric loop secured by the ordinary hall and isocke'tfastener. Fig. 9 is a front view of the same. Fig. 10 illustrates the plate with an upper beaded edge secured along with the edge of the bag body, in the so-called pinch frame. Fig. 11 illustrates the upper edge of the plate as iii) provided with a tubular bead to receive the edge of the bag body. Fig. 12 is a perspec tive view illustrating the serrated edges of the bead as secured to the bag body and the whole secured within the pinch frame. Fig. 13 illustrates a modified. form showing the strap-loop. Fig. 14 .is a perspective View partly broken away, illustrating the use of the spring hook extension, and its location within the bag body, and Fig. 15 is a perspective view showing the bare plate with its serrated edges connected to the edge of the bag body.

Similar'numerals of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and draw mgs.

p The bag frame proper consists of the two hinged members 1 and 2 of channel shape in crosssection and of any desired shape in longitudinal contour. lVe have shown it, however, of semi-circular shape in Fig. 1, only for the purpose of illustration. The two members 1 and 2 are hinged together by means of the studs 3, such studs projecting toward each other and. forming supports for the interior frame 4, the ends of which The 1I1i1@I10l are pivoted to the stud 3. frame 4 is of general channel shape. in crosssection and conforms to the shapeof the frame members 1 and 2, with the exception that it is'somcwhat smaller.

Within the channel of the frame member 2, we. locate the locking members for both the exterior and interior frames, such locking devices consisting of the foilowing elements; 6 represents a plate or flat piece of metal provided with the upper marginal flange 7 of considerable length and the shortflangc 8 at the opposite end. The flange 7 is at rightangles to the general llat face of the member 6, and is provided with the aperture 9, by which it is riveted to the web 10 of the rhannel frame 2, by means of the rivet H, as clearly illustrated. middle, projects considerably below the flangesv of the channel frame 2, and is provided with a button rivet'12 secured to such extension and projecting toward the opposite member I. The. interior member 4 being hinged as described to the studs 3, extends when closed to a point where it will snap under. the head of the button rivet l2 and thus be firmly recurred in positirni to close the compartment 12, within the bag. As thus far described, the member 6 has but a single fastening, namely, the rivet l l, but to provide. a further means of fastening the opposite end of the member 6 and also to provide a loch for the exterior bag frame, we provide the spring catch member 14, aperturcd at 1.5 and provided with the spring tail-piece 16, said spring tail-piece having a tang 17, and an offset extension 18, said oil set extension taking over the. short flange 8 of the member (3, so that when the tang 17 is The m mber I) at its inserted through the aperture 19 in the frame member 2 and riveted down, the tail-piece 18 forms an additional fastening means for the member B'throu'gh the flange 8. The hook 20 is riveted to the opposite frame member 1 as' clearly shown in Fig. 4, the said hook being beveled at 21 for the purpose of snapping through the aperture of the catch member 14. By depressingthe member 14', it will be seen that such member will be carried into the frame member 2 throu h the aperture 22, so that the hook Wil clear ,the aperture 15.

As a means for securing the bag body to the. frame, I provide the following structure. The edge'of the leather or fabric com osin the bag body 23 is provided with a cl fanne bead 24 which is gripped to the edge of the fabric asclearly shown in Fi 4 and then insorted into the channel of t e frame members 1 and 2 and secured in position by means of the two rivets 25 at the extremities of the frame. We find that in practice, the two rivets 25 are sufficient to reta n the ba body in position, inasmuch as the metallic c annel bead 24 is rigid and cannot escape from the channel of the frame 'members 1 and 2. The margin of the interior partition 26 is segured to theinner frame member 4 in substantially the same. manner as the bag body is secured to the. marginal member 24.

The button rivet :12; it will be noted. is located at a point contiguous to the upper center of the bag frame, and in a position to erniit the inner frame 4 to be snapped s ut, so as to form a separate closed com artment 13 within the bag body. In therawings, we have shown the apertured lugs .27 secured to the frame member 2 for the. purpose of afl'ording means for attaching the. handle 23. Any means however, may be used-for this purpose.

the plate 29 is of substantiallythe generalT- shape shown, the upper part of the T being secured between an inlay member 31 and the upper edge of the bag body 23, the. parts be- 5 ing secured to the frame member 32 by means of therivet 33. The frame member 32, in this case, is of the ordinary angle or L- shaped type. The lower end of the plate 29 is bent up to form the spring hook 34, to which objects may be secured within the bag, such objects being ofa nature to permit them to be held by such spring hook 34. If desired, we may substitute for the ring hook 34, a flexible strap 35, securing tffe the shortened extension of the plate 29 by means of the button rivet 36, the other end of the strap being provided with the ordinary button fastener 37. In this manner, we

articles to be carried thereby.

As a means for fastening the plate 29 to the pinch bag frame, we may provide be upsame toform a flexible loop, which may receive thelo the mor liiication illustrated'in Fig. 6,

per portion 30 of a beaded or corrugated shape adapted to lie within the tubular portion of the bag body 23, with the pinch frame gripping the parts together.

n Fig. 10, we have shown the plate as provided wlth a button rivet 12. upper edge 30 may be carried overinto the upon the lower side and the part being provided with serrations 38, which, when the tubular part 30 is pinched together, will grip the edge of the bag body 2%, as illustrated in Fig. 15.

In this manner,

member hinged together at their extremities, "a lock for fastening said mating members together, a plate secured to one of said mating members, a button rivet rigidly sea cured to said plate and lying in the path ol and adapted to fasten said interior member to said plate.

2. In a bag frame, the combination ol a pair of mating members and an interior member hinged together at their extremities, a lock For fastening said mating members together, a plate secured to one ol' said mating members, an extension from the side of said plate, a button rivet secured upon said cxtension in the path of and adapted to fasten said interior member in position.

3. In a bag frame, the combination of a )air of mating members and an interior member, each U-shaped in cross-section, means for securing the margin of a bagbody in the If desired, the

we may provide not only means for securing the plate In position, but with its various channel of said mating members and the mariiof a middle partition to said interior member, a plate having rectangular flanges upon one edgcithereof scoured in the channel of one of said mating members, a button rivet secured to said plate extension, said rivet 1 lying in thepath of said interior member and tubular form illustrated in Figs. 11 to 15 inelusive, where it forms a tubular head open edgesvof the open 1 4. In a bag frame, the combination of apair of mating members, a pair of studs projecting toward each other lor pivotally'securing said members togetl'ier, an interior member pivotally secured to the inner ends of said studs, a plate secured to the middle portion of one of saidv mating members, said plate having an extension from one side thereof, a button rivet secured to said extension and forming a fastening means for said interior frame.

5. In a bag frame, the combination of a hinged bag frame member with a plate secured to the middle portion thereof, said plate having an extension upon one side thereof, a button rivet secured to the faceot said extension and a spring locking plate also secured to said frame member, said locking plate having an oll'set. extension for holding said tirst named plate in position.

6. In a bag frame, the combination of a pair of hinged mating members, an interior frame member pivotally secured to said mating members, a locking plate secured to one of said mating memlwrs, said plate having a spring tail-piece provided with an offset extension, a second plate secured to said mating member by said otl'set extension and a button rivet secured to said second plate to serve as a t'astening means for said interior l raijnc.

'lhis specification signed and witnessed this 23ml day of May 1907.

' (.llllilS'llAN I'IIERING. ALBERT Ft? l ,1 ER. Witnesses: M. KLEEMAN,

R. D. BARRY. 

